Vision
To enable every school to become a continuously improving learning community that nurtures high-quality teaching, meaningful learning, and a positive experience for all stakeholders.
Improving schools through evidence‑based insights
School Discovery partners with schools to understand current systems, identify strengths, and co‑create a clear roadmap for better learner outcomes and a stronger school experience.
About School Discovery
We partner with schools to bring clarity, direction, and consistency to both academic & non-academic practices. We try to understand their current strengths and design targeted pathways for improvement.
Our Purpose
School Discovery helps schools see where they stand today, clarify what is working well, and explore and suggest what needs to be strengthened or redesigned. The outcome is a clear, actionable roadmap for improvement that aligns with the school's context, values, and aspirations.
Through a structured, evidence‑based process, we help schools enhance learner outcomes and enrich the learning experience for students, teachers, parents, and leaders.
Shaping Schools That Keep Learning
The principles and practices that guide every School Discovery engagement — from the vision we hold for classrooms to the approach we bring on the ground.
Purpose
School Discovery helps schools see where they stand today, clarify what is working well, and explore and suggest what needs to be strengthened or redesigned. The outcome is a clear, actionable roadmap for improvement that aligns with the school's context, values, and aspirations.
Objective
To understand the systems, processes, and mechanisms currently in place within the school and build a clear, evidence-based picture of where the school stands today. This foundation enables collaborative, targeted improvement that supports better learner outcomes and a stronger learning experience for all stakeholders.
Approach
During the visit, we combine direct observation, stakeholder engagement, and evidence review to gain a holistic understanding of the school. After the visit, our team at School Discovery triangulates findings, applies professional judgement, and provides a current-status rating along with practical recommendations for the next phase of development.
Four Cornerstones of
School Discovery
Our work is anchored in four interconnected themes that cover the school's core functioning:
Academics
We examine curriculum design, pedagogy, assessment, and learning outcomes to understand how teaching and learning are structured and experienced by students and teachers.
Health, Safety & Child Protection
We review systems and practices that ensure a safe, healthy, and supportive environment for every child, including physical safety, emotional wellbeing, and safeguarding protocols.
Operations
We analyse leadership structures, administrative processes, resource management, and day-to-day operations to identify efficiencies and areas for smoother functioning.
Marketing & Brand
We explore how the school presents itself to parents, the community, and the wider education ecosystem, including communication, perception, and alignment between brand promise and on-ground experience.
These four cornerstones guide our observations, interactions,
and recommendations throughout the School Discovery process.
What Happens During the Visit?
Our Guiding Principle
Non-intrusive.System-focused.
How we show up in every school we visit — and why.
Across all aspects of the visit—classroom observations, learning walks, focus group interactions, and document review—our approach remains non-intrusive and system-focused. At School Discovery, we seek to understand how the school operates as a whole, not to evaluate individual performance, so that the school can build on its strengths with confidence and clarity.
Classroom ObservationsLearning WalksFocus GroupsDocument Review
How We Support Schools
Beyond discovery and improvement, School Discovery offers targeted support across key areas of school development.
Board Affiliation Support
We guide schools through the affiliation process for leading national and international boards. Whether you are pursuing affiliation for the first time or transitioning between boards, we help navigate the process with clarity and confidence.
National Boards
- CBSE
- ICSE / ISC
International Boards
Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
We design and deliver structured CPD programmes for Teachers and Coordinators, focused on strengthening classroom practice, pedagogical thinking, and academic leadership.
Grounded in the realities of the Indian school context.
Cambridge Professional Development Qualifications
We support educators in pursuing internationally recognised Cambridge qualifications. These qualifications are ideal for schools looking to build a culture of reflective practice and invest in the long-term professional growth of their staff.
- Cambridge International Certificate / Diploma in Teaching & Learning
- Cambridge International Certificate / Diploma in Educational Leadership
Meet the Team
Mr. Subramanyam Kantheti
Discovery Expert - Academics
With over two decades of experience in the Indian K–12 education sector, Mr. Subramanyam Kantheti has served in leadership roles across school management, curriculum implementation, and education technology. He has functioned as CEO, CXO, and strategic advisor, working with CBSE, Cambridge, and International Baccalaureate [IB], as well as technology-driven education providers.
Through School Discovery, he brings together his deep understanding of school operations, academic leadership, and technology integration to help schools reflect on their current strengths and design sustainable strategies for improvement. His focus is on building systems that support better learning outcomes, effective teaching practices, and a positive experience for all stakeholders.
Maya Divakar
Discovery Expert (Academics)
Maya Divakar is an accomplished K-12 education leader and learning specialist with over two decades of experience across schools in India and the Middle East. She specializes in school improvement, curriculum development, leadership mentoring, and teacher professional development, with a strong focus on building engaging, future-ready learning environments aligned with global best practices and 21st century skills. She has led academic transformation initiatives across diverse school systems and is known for empowering educators and strengthening instructional quality.
Maya has assumed many roles across teaching, instructional leadership, curriculum design, academic consulting, and school development, enriching her understanding of educational transformation. She is associated with international organizations such as HundrED as an advisory board member. She continues to work closely with schools and educational organizations to build sustainable systems for academic excellence and meaningful learning.
Dr. Jyotsna
Discovery Expert (Academics)
Dr. Jyotsna is an education leader with over 21 years of experience in curriculum design, teacher training, academic leadership, and inclusive education. She holds a Ph.D., an MBA, a B.Ed. in Special Education, a Postgraduate Diploma in Education Administration, and has completed the Cambridge International Certificate in Educational Leadership (CICEL).
She has worked with over 250 schools and trained 15,000+ teachers across different educational boards. A former Regional Head of Academics at XSEED Education Pvt. Ltd., she has also successfully managed a EuroKids Preschool franchise, earning the Best Franchise Award in Tamil Nadu.
Her expertise includes curriculum implementation, teacher capacity building, school improvement, and designing meaningful learning experiences for students. She is particularly passionate about identifying innovative strategies and creating personalized learning pathways for students with learning difficulties.
Mrs. Pratima Sinha
Discovery Expert - Academics
Mrs. Pratima Sinha presently holds the position of Academic Advisor on the Board of Futuristic Edu Initiatives’ with Cambridge and CBSE Schools namely Ambitus World and The Creek Planet under their umbrella. She has worked as the Chief Executive Officer at DSR Educational Society Hyderabad.
A Post Graduate in Education with Diploma in Early Childhood Education, Fine Arts and Business English. She has headed schools with CBSE, ICSE, Cambridge and IB programmes, she has held the position of Regional Academic Head with Pearson Education. She is an EDEXCEL (Pearson Teacher Training) certified trainer as well as CBSE Resource Person for Competency Based Training Programme. She is on Advisory Board of various organizations.
Her career graph showcases more than four decades of progressive qualitative experience across a wide gamut of functions: Classroom Teaching, Academic Audits, Curriculum Developing and Planning, Teacher Training, Mentoring and Monitoring, School Operations and Finances, Setting up and Managing schools.
She has done extensive research and developed many modules in Teaching Pedagogy and English Enhancement Programme for Adults as well Pre School Life Skills and Theatre Modules. Her foresight and understanding of the future of education has always led her to initiate futuristic practices in her schools for the benefit of the students and the teachers. She has recently introduced the IBCP Programme in her School because of her belief in its need for the students of the future generation.
She has authored a book “Striving for success today and tomorrow.” The book is about an intensive and detailed growth plan for a School. She has won many awards and accolades for her exemplary work in the field of education. She has published many articles in various educational magazines and written blogs of her experiences. Her videos on finer nuances of teaching strategies are in demand. She is invited across the country and worldwide as a speaker in various Educational Conferences. She has visited various countries and studied their educational systems closely — Finland, Singapore, Melbourne and Japan impress her the most and she has brought in many good practices into her schools. She is closely associated with DIDAC and FICCI. She has been advocating the use of Heutagogy which is Pedagogy for Management of learning for Self-Managed Learners and Aesthetic Literacy for the importance of Art Integration in the curriculum.
Her passion for performing arts has led her to be a member of Nishumbita Theatre Group where she has played many pivotal roles. She is right now working and researching on correlating life skills with theatre and benefits of theatre on children with Autism.